Details

Includes: Nos.9 AND 11 LEICESTER GROVE.
Pair of houses with railings. 1831-1839, altered C20.
Red/brown brick, Flemish bond, rubbed brick details, slate
roof.
3 storeys over basement, each house 3 windows wide with
entrance right. Steps up to door, 6-panel on right, with
roundels in fanlight, wooden surround in keyed arch with
imposts. Basement windows have segmental arches, 16 panes;
upper windows sashes, with glazing bars to 1st floor, stone
sills, flat brick arches. Large multi-flue stacks straddle
ridge between properties. Rear: No.6 (right) retains original
stair window.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings: wrought-iron, enclose basement
area and flank steps, alternate wavy and straight rails, bud
finials.
One of the 3 pairs of houses built in the 2nd stage of the
development of the terrace originally called Finsbury Square
(Fowler 1831). The oval garden was made but the terrace on the
S side was never built.
(Beresford, M: East End, West End: the Face of Leeds During
Urbanisation 1684-1: Leeds: 1988-: 344; Fowler, C: Map of the
town of Leeds and the Environs: 1831-; Map of Leeds: 1847-).

Listing NGR: SE2989034774

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:

465509

Legacy System:

LBS

Sources

Books and journalsBeresford, M W, East End West End The Face of Leeds During Urbanisation 1684 to 1842, (1988), 344

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